How to Transform Your Jeans into a Maxi Denim Skirt with Side Slits | DIY Pants Reconstruction
In today’s video, I’m taking you along with me to show you how I reworked a pair of jeans into a maxi denim skirt for a client. I’ll be breaking it down step by step so you can follow along and recreate your very own.
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00:00 How to Sew Jeans into a Maxi Denim Skirt
00:20 Choosing the Right Jeans for this Project
00:34 Materials You'll Need
00:40 How to Deconstruct the Back of the Jeans
00:55 Constructing the Maxi Skirt Back Seam
01:23 How to Sew Topstitch on the Back Seam
01:35 Tips on Setting Up Your Machine for Topstitching
02:20 How to Deconstruct the Front of the Jeans
02:30 Constructing the Maxi Skirt Front Seam
03:24 How to Sew Double Topstitch on the Front Seam
04:15 How to Add Side Slits to the Maxi Skirt
04:45 How to Shorten the Length of the Skirt
04:54 Before & After: Jeans Upcycled into a Trendy Maxi Denim Skirt
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This is a different techniques than most videos I see. Thank you so much!!! 😁 The other videos I usually see are with the slit in the front or the back. If you don't like the slit then you're forced to add fabric to fill it in. I may end up having to fill in the slits on the side if I go this route as well but it'll have a different look to it than having this filled in slits in the front or the back. I am attempting to make a skirt out of army style pants that have the reinforced crotch pieces. I've done it once before with an actual pair of army pants that had the reinforcements in the knees as well. This is my second pair but these ones are a little bit different. They're also one size too small so I'm going to have to open the side seams at the hip to give myself room. Lol this project has been in the making for years back before I had a baby when the pants actually fit me. 😉 After watching this I feel inspired again! Awesome video! Wish me well. 🙂
Thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. You got this mama! 💚
Hi there, your work is so neat, this skirt looks like it's store bought, perfect👌
Thank you! 😊
Love it 😍😍😍 I’ve made shorter ones but always wanted a maxi skirt xx
this made it look so easy 😍
Love it
❤💯👍
can this be done with a straight seam in front? no crotch curve?
That's a great question. It sure can! I kept it because that's the style my client wanted but it definitely can be done without.